Question

Supreme Court Justice Holmes once included this statement in a majority opinion: "During wartime, utterances tolerable in peacetime can be punished." How did this statement inform the Supreme Court's later decisions on freedom of speech?

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Supreme Court Justice Holmes once included this statement in a majority opinion: "During wartime, utterances tolerable in peacetime can be punished."  This statement informed the Supreme Court's later decisions on freedom of speech in that in times of war, citizens are not allowed to express comments or critics that could compromise the national security of the country. So in this case, freedom of speech could be suppressed during the time of war.

In the past, there had been incidents that could have compromised the strategy of the war due to some espionage activities. That is why the federal government has to be cautious with the information that is shared during war times.